Driver Settings

[jjmurry]

I've lately had some of the best driving rounds of my life but have been fighting a bit of a no spin shot that falls out of the sky for some of my worse shots. These shots aren't too horrible but am hoping that a simple driver tweak could fix it. I'm hoping for some suggestions that can help me maintain the accuracy of my draw flight that I've worked to get, while perhaps adding some spin/height. 

 

Current Setup:

- Titleist TSi3 9* at C1 surefit setting with weight in the H1 setting (I was fit for this setting during a fitting a few months ago)

- AOA ~4 or 5* up and a swing path in to out about 2-3*

- Strike is middle on the face, slightly heel side and middle vertically as well

- Face is usually closed to path a degree or two, due to me having a fairly strong grip (2 knuckles or so)

 

I've noticed, in playing around with the settings, that I do well with the club at C1 or B1, and the weight in the heel. If I move the weight more toe side, my draws that start on the right hand side of the fairway never come back to the middle. I'd like the keep the weight close to the heel as a protection against a straight shot or block.

 

What would help prevent the squirrely low spin shots that don't stay in the air? Would simply adding more loft while maintaining the open face work? I could try to mess with playing a weaker grip but would prefer not to.

 

Any suggestions would be very much appreciated! 🙂 

 

[DYOS4]

You can try B1 and/or a higher spinning ball relative to what you are using now. 

[jjmurry]

35 minutes ago, DYOS4 said:

You can try B1 and/or a higher spinning ball relative to what you are using now. 

Thinking of playing a spinnier ball and trying B1 setting. Hoping that'll do the trick. 

[Stuart_G]

11 hours ago, jjmurry said:

Any suggestions would be very much appreciated! 🙂 

 

 

Use foot powder spray to check the face impact location AND more importantly the consistency of that location.

 

Inconsistent results usually means inconsistent face impact location and the variations use see in the ball flight and spin comes from different amounts of gear effect.  That includes both back and side spin.   Too low spin means the impact location might be sneaking up higher on the face for those knuckle ball shots.  IF the problem is the face impact location being inconsistent then it likely wont matter what you do to the setting.  Face impact location and the resulting gear effect is by far the most dominant factor in determining how much spin you'll get.   A small tweak to the loft wont be enough to overcome the gear effect and could potentially mess up the face angle settings and your shot shape.   Although it never hurts to try since it's easy to change the setting back if it doesn't work out.

 

Improving the consistency of the impact usually comes down to 3 things - playing length, shaft weight, and head weight (swing weight).   Although if the impact is just sneaking up the face from time to time, you might also consider playing around with tee height (lower) or ball position in the stance.  You might even want to take an objective look at how consistent you are with tee height and ball position.

 

If you do want to look at the issue of length, shaft weight, and head weight, Howard's tutorial is the best source for helping you through that.

 

 

 

Edited April 3, 2021 by Stuart_G